diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 7d6776b..d2bf19e 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ ensure_stack_deployed() {
     for service in $(docker ps -f "name=$STACK_NAME" -q); do
       debug "Polling $service for deployment status"
 
-      healthcheck=$(docker inspect --format "{{ json .State }}" "$service" | jq "try(.Health.Status // \"missing\")")
+      healthcheck=$(docker inspect --format "{{ json .State }}" "$service" | $JQ "try(.Health.Status // \"missing\")")
       name=$(docker inspect --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "com.docker.swarm.service.name" }}' "$service")
 
       if [[ ${MISSING[*]} =~ ${name} ]] || [[ ${HEALTHY[*]} =~ ${name} ]]; then